Tony Guzzo Explained

Tony Guzzo
Current Title:Assistant coach
Current Team:Old Dominion
Current Conference:Sun Belt
Birth Date:29 May 1949
Player Years1:1968–1971
Player Team1:East Carolina
Player Positions:Catcher
Coach Years1:1972–1976
Coach Team1:Norfolk Catholic HS (VA)
Coach Years2:1976–1978
Coach Team2:East Carolina (assistant)
Coach Years3:1979–1982
Coach Team3:North Carolina Wesleyan
Coach Years4:1983–1994
Coach Team4:VCU
Coach Years5:1995–2004
Coach Years6:2005–2006
Coach Team6:NC State (assistant)
Coach Years7:2006–2007
Coach Team7:Boston Red Sox (scout)
Coach Years8:2008–2010
Coach Team8:Louisburg (assistant)
Coach Years9:2017–present
Coach Team9:Old Dominion (assistant)
Overall Record:632–552–1
Championships:2 NCAA Division III Regional: 1981, 1982
2 CAA regular season: 1996, 2000
2 CAA Tournament: 1995, 1996

Anthony Guzzo (born May 29, 1949) is an American baseball coach. He is an assistant baseball coach Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, a position he has held since 2017. Guzzo served as the head baseball coach at North Carolina Wesleyan University in Rocky Mount, North Carolina from 1979 to 1982, Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) in Richmond, Virginia from 1983 to 1994, and Old Dominion from 1995 to 2004.

Career

Guzzo was raised in Elm City, North Carolina where he played high school baseball for Elm City High School, where he graduated in 1968. Upon graduation, Guzzo played college baseball for East Carolina Pirates, where he was a catcher during his four-year career. Upon graduation in 1972, Guzzo became the high school baseball coach for Norfolk Catholic High School in Norfolk, Virginia, before receiving his first head coaching job, with North Carolina Wesleyan University. Guzzo served as the head coach for NC Wesleyan from 1979 until 1982, where in the final two years, he helped NC Wesleyan reach the NCAA Division III College World Series. He finished with a 102–66 record at NC Wesleyan.

In August 1982, ahead of the 1983 NCAA Division I baseball season, Guzzo was hired by Virginia Commonwealth University to lead the baseball program. At VCU, he finished with a 329–300–1 record. After the 1994 season, he joined Old Dominion University as the head baseball coach.[1] There he coached the program for 10 seasons. During his tenure, Old Dominion won two CAA regular season titles (1996, 2000),[2] two CAA Tournament titles (1995, 1996) and earned three NCAA Regional appearances (1995, 1996, 2000).[2] Notable players that Guzzo coached at Old Dominion included Justin Verlander, Kevin Gibbs, Matt Quatraro, Tim Hummel, and Ron Walker. After the 2004 season, Guzzo left Old Dominion and became an assistant coach for North Carolina State University.[3]

After stints as an area scout for the Boston Red Sox, an assistant at Louisburg College, and high school coaching for Nash Central High School,[4] Guzzo returned to Old Dominion in 2017 as an assistant coach.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Robinson . Tom . Despite 500 Wins, ODU Baseball Coach Tony Guzzo Dodges Spotlight . . Landmark Communications, Inc. . August 8, 2022 . April 20, 1996.
  2. Web site: Former ODU coach Tony Guzzo earns Bud Metheny Award . The Virginian-Pilot . August 7, 2022 . December 30, 2016.
  3. Web site: NC State Hires Tony Guzzo . gopack.com . August 6, 2022 . September 16, 2004.
  4. Web site: Neville . Geoff . Bulldogs upbeat on diamond . The Nashville Graphic . 6 March 2013 . August 6, 2022.
  5. Web site: Minium . Harry . Minium: At 68, Tony Guzzo hasn't lost his passion for baseball, or for ODU . The Virginian-Pilot . August 3, 2022 . January 12, 2017.